Two Newspaper Companies to Merge Under Digital First Media

By: Tony Semerad | The Salt Lake Tribune

In a further reshaping of its media empire, The Salt Lake Tribune’s New York-based corporate parent Digital First Media announced Tuesday it was merging two massive newspaper companies under its management.

The merger of MediaNews Group, with more than 57 daily newspapers, including The Tribune, and a wide range of weekly publications in 11 states, and 21st Century Media, whose outlets reach residents in 992 communities across 10 states, will be finalized within 30 days, Digital First Media said in a media release.